Safety-lock for faucets.



H. S. GARDNER. SAFETY LOCK FOR FAUCETS. urnonron FILED snr'r. 16, 1910.

999,983, Patented Aug. 8; 1911.

,' UOLUMIIA PLANOGRAPH CO" WASHINGTON. D. C.

UNITED srarns PArN'r orrron.

HOWARD S. GARDNER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

SAFETY-LOCK FOB FAUCETS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOWARD S. GARDNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety-Locks forFaucets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to safety devices for locking the handles offaucets so as to prevent them from being used improperly; and itconsists in the novel construction and combination of the partshereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the safety device applied toa faucet. Fig. 2 an end view of the clamp. Fig. 3 is a plan view of theclamp.

A is a faucet of any approved construction, provided with a plug valve Bhaving a handle 5.

C are two curved bars arranged parallel to each other and provided witheyes 0 at their ends. These bars are formed of flexible metal so thatthey can be fitted and adjusted to the underside of the faucet, one oneach side of its plug.

D and E are two plates provided with sleeves (Z and e at their bottomedges, which are pivoted to the eyes 0 by means of pins (Z' and e. Theplate D is flat and it has a notch f at its upper edge for engaging withthe handle of the faucet. The plate D has also a laterally projectinglug f on one side of the notch. The plate E has a flat por tion Earranged parallel to the plate D, and this flat portion and the plate Dare provided with holes 9 for the hasp of a padlock G. The plate E iscurved to form a hood which partially encircles the plug of the faucet,and this hood has a fiat top por- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 16, 1910.

Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

Serial No. 582,379.

tion it which rests on the top of the plug. The lug j" of the plate Dprojects over the top portion it so that the whole clamp is rigid whenapplied to the faucet.

The padlock G is of any approved construction, and any other approvedlocking device may be used in place of it, which will hold the clampingplates rigidly in position. When the clamping plates are looked upon thefaucet, it is impossible for anyone to operate the handle without firstunlocking the padlock and removing the clamping plates.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. A safety lock for a faucet, comprising two bars which straddle thefaucet, t-wo clamping plates pivoted between the said bars, one of thesaid plates being fiat and having a notch for engaging with the handleof the faucet, and the other plate having a curved hood which fitspartially around the faucet, and a locking device for securing the saidplates on the faucet.

2. A safety lock for a faucet, comprising two bars which straddle thefaucet, two clamping plates having their lower edges pivoted between theends of the said bars, one of the said plates being provided with anotch at its upper edge for engaging with the handle of the faucet andhaving also a laterally projecting lug at its top, and the other platebeing provided with a curved hood which fits partially around the faucetand which has a flat top portion which engages with the said lug, and alocking device for securing the said plates together and in engagementwith the faucet.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

HOWARD S. GARDNER.

Witnesses:

A. E. BAXENDALE, NORMAN CoNovER.

Copies of this patent may be. obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

